As far as he is concerned, the bidding process for government projects is usually rigged as the winning contractors are already predetermined, controversial contractor Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya told the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday, September 23. Discaya pointed this out as he...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Tuesday, September 23 turned aggressive in insisting that the Senate and the government recognize the feasibility of turning contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya into state witnesses and to put them under the Witness Protection Program...
All infrastructure projects in Bulacan, from 2019 up to the present, are substandard, dismissed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez admitted on Tuesday, September 23. Hernandez, who was cited in contempt by the Senate, confessed this at the...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Bulacan First District Engineering Office Head Henry Alcantara has come forward, tagging lawmakers and senior DPWH officials who benefited from a multibillion-peso kickback scheme that diverted as much as 25 to 30 percent of public...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson expressed on Monday, September 22 his belief that Congress is the “original sin” behind all the substandard and ghost flood control projects that have turned Filipinos’ lives into a living hell. “Congress is the original sin here. If...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III will be meeting with the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) to discuss the government 's budget process and how insertions are made possible. "I was invited by ICI to shed light on how the usual budget process of government or of the...
Malacañang said President Marcos is ready to face allegations linking Ilocos Norte projects to the embattled Discaya contractor couple, assuring the public there will be no cover-up in the ongoing flood control probe. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after former Ilocos Sur...
All documents, including the computer, and other items that were retrieved by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) assistant district engineer Brice Hernandez will undergo the proper procedure to preserve the chain of custody, according to Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, September 21 welcomed the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for expanding its freeze orders on assets that are linked to flood control anomalies. This after the AMLC was able to secure a new freeze order from the Court of Appeals targeted at assets...
Senator Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, September 21 urged contractors Pacifico “Curlee” and Cezarah “Sarah” Discaya and dismissed district engineer Henry Alcantara to do a “tell all” at the Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI). Tulfo said the Discayas and Alcantara should also...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Friday, September 19 vowed to file legal charges against the personalities behind the flood control project controversy. Villanueva made the statement in light of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s refusal to clear him and Sen. Jinggoy Estrada over alleged budget...
Malacañang fired back at Vice President Sara Duterte 's suggestion to abduct Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co over his alleged involvement in flood control anomalies. In an interview on Thursday, Sept. 18, Duterte criticized President Marcos ' response to the anomalous flood control...
